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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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